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insider

Apr 7, 2005, 12:59 AM
I heard about this site, thought I may try and set you all straight.

The arguments presented are: Cingular is the best; Verizon is the best; T-Mobile is the best; US Cellular is best, etc.

The problem is: Most base these claims on facts that are mad up, or grossly manipulated. You see, I have worked closely with a wireless carrier for quite some time. I will not disclose that carrier.

SO lets dive into this issue hip deep.

Network quality/coverage:

Cingular- Has the largest all digital network.

Verizon- has the most dependable (according to unbiased un affiliated sources)

T-Mobile- Has a satisfactory sized foot-print, most urban/sub-urban users have dependable coverage.

US CC- Has an Orwellian Nationinal network (Orwellian means deceptive, yet practical) By that I mean it provided coverage that is ample; either by proxy (roaming affiliates) or owned towers.

Prextel- Is splintered like a door at Chuck Noriss' house. I refer to post merger completion only. To spreak of the two networks in the past would be idiotic. The company has one CDMA, and one iDEN network. Truth of the matter is: Combining, witch is impossible, wouldnt widen the foot-print. Essentially where you get Nextel, you could also get Sprint. All they have is a bigger third place carrier, and a opputunity to let T-Mobile advance in the ranks.

Voice quality:

Cingular, T-mobile, Verizon, and the other nationals cannot be distiguished by cusotmer. Can you get on the highway and talk on the phone ,while you piont out the fact "oh, I am on a romaing prtner's tower now." No, you cannot. If a replyer claims this, he/she, is acknowledging that they do not meet the minimum requirement to read this. Minimum IQ rating to read/understand is: >85. Moving on.

Data speed/function:

Cingular- largest highspeed network in nation.
They have UMTS, but it lacks availability.

Verizon- fastest highspeed network in a specific reigon. They offer sub-par content.

T-Mobile- needs to rethink its' approach to wireless data trasfer services- fast. They claim to be 2.5/3G in 3 years. By that number we see that they are 10 years behind, if AWE/CING, and VZW are 5 years behid. Keep in mind AWE/CING, and VZW do not have a 3G (by world standards) nationally available.

Sprextel- Is having trouble with text messaging, if Deutch telecon did it in 1985, and they control T-Mobile...Sprextel needs to get on the ball. However, they lack the backing from Sprint's leadership, who has down played the serious issue of data/text.

US CC- Contrained by CDMA, unable to market easy edge, and it lacks content.

Cusotmer service:

Cingular- Has poor service in this area due to a large beurocracy that as of november doubled. They get most issues handeld, but not with ease.

Verizon- Vastly reconized by industry insiders as a role model.

T-Mobile. Consumer side is decent. B2B, such as porting; they are inept, and have shown in they have poorly trained, and poorly quided reps.

Spextel - Sprint PCS/Wireless drops the ball with every call they get into their center's. Nextel didnt have enough cusomter issues on the consumer side to gauge propery, on the B2B side they were very competitive. After the merger that will fumble and Sprextel, is expected to to par that course.

Over all:

Cingular, and Verizon are equal. Many, unlike the ones in here do not nit-pick the small coverage holes, and/or feats. Simar prices, peatures, but VZW lacks hand sets that B2B users prefer.

T-mobile, is for a college student, who stays inside a small proximity, and has a bidget. Over all a leader in my opinion, if they could execute Data.

US CC, too is a budget carrier, but with features that no one wants. Call-me is usless, when YOU want to get ahold of someone, do people have the time to just wait for that person to call you, so you can tell them the news you may have?

Spextel is my pick to fall. I see TM passing them in 3 years. Their plan to utilize the CDMA network, and scrap the iDEn will anger its once loyal B2B users, who likley churn to a more appealing carrier like: Cingular (who should offer PTT in time to woo Nextel's B2B) and Verizon who already has PTT, and will get a change to use it come Nextel cusotmer defection time.

Please e-mail me:
thurston_callaghan@excite.com

with any comments, I dont visit this site, I'm bored and thought I should show you all the real figures. The above comments are in-line with several industry analysts. Thurston is not my real name.
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Aleq

Apr 7, 2005, 2:14 PM
Do you really think your maunderings are important enough to have been posted in every bloody forum? If so, you have a big surprise in store... 🙄
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muchdrama

Apr 7, 2005, 3:56 PM
Aleq said:
Do you really think your maunderings are important enough to have been posted in every bloody forum? If so, you have a big surprise in store... 🙄
Actually, Aleq...I read the post and it was pretty interesting (not that I agreed with everything said).
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drumminf00l

Apr 7, 2005, 4:25 PM
For once, someone who actually points out that are pros/cons for each service provider, not the standard "CINGULAR RULES VERIZON SUCKS" or "NEXTEL WILL TAKE OVER THE WORLD" crap that pops up 24-7, each provider has its pros/cons, its really personal opinion on which one you like most, for me and my area its Cingular, but for the rest of my family its Verizon 😳
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nextel18

Apr 7, 2005, 6:22 PM
"Prextel- Is splintered like a door at Chuck Noriss' house. I refer to post merger completion only. To spreak of the two networks in the past would be idiotic. The company has one CDMA, and one iDEN network. Truth of the matter is: Combining, witch is impossible, wouldnt widen the foot-print. Essentially where you get Nextel, you could also get Sprint. All they have is a bigger third place carrier, and a opputunity to let T-Mobile advance in the ranks."

this is wrong. its possible to combine the 2 networks becuase if you recall nextel got contiguous spectrum in the 800mhz becuase of the consensus plan. if you have contiguous spectrum esp in the 800mhz band you can change to cdma. (vzw is on 800mhz cdma)

"Sprextel- Is having trouble wit...
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muchdrama

Apr 7, 2005, 7:38 PM
nextel18 said:

this is wrong. its possible to combine the 2 networks becuase if you recall nextel got contiguous spectrum in the 800mhz becuase of the consensus plan. if you have contiguous spectrum esp in the 800mhz band you can change to cdma. (vzw is on 800mhz cdma)



You didn't even read his post correctly. He said NOTHING about Nextel and Sprint not being able to merge their networks successfully.




my overall pick is verizon, nextel/sprint, cingular, tmobile, then western/alltel.



Boy, you sure like to fantasize. Right now Verizon's a distant second. Sprextel's not even in the running.
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SForsyth01

Apr 7, 2005, 7:50 PM
Drama, when are you going to learn??? He will never understand what you are trying to tell him!!!!!!!
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nextel18

Apr 7, 2005, 9:01 PM
of course they are.

cingular= 50 million
verizon= 45 million
sprint/nextel- 42.9 million

you sure thats not in the running?
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muchdrama

Apr 7, 2005, 10:25 PM
nextel18 said:
of course they are.

cingular= 50 million
verizon= 45 million
sprint/nextel- 42.9 million

you sure thats not in the running?


I'm sure.
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nextel18

Apr 8, 2005, 9:11 AM
that is plenty in the running.
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DDA

Apr 8, 2005, 6:22 PM
Actually, I have found that USCC's call-me minutes have been much more useful than Cingular's rollover.

Also USCC's customer service reccord has been proven better than Verizion's (at least here in the Midwest, other areas don't complain to me).

However that is my personal opinion and probably doesnt' mean much to anyone else.
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bigdaddyjay

Apr 8, 2005, 6:47 PM
US Cell is a great company and their service is great as well, here in Chicago they swap spit with Verizon over the top spot in network quality.
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ccanady

Apr 8, 2005, 6:51 PM
wow, someone with a clear mind who is not brain washed...welcome and too bad we wont be seeing more of you
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SPCSVZWJeff

Apr 12, 2005, 6:59 PM
Much of what you say makes some sense. I would have to disagree with your assumptions about Sprint-Nextel. The Industry has been changing networks for years and it seems to happen with relative smoothness. IDEN will be available for legacy customers for a long time just as Cingular still has some TDMA customers. The switch to CDMA/Q-Chat will be smooth. But lurking in the shadows is VOIP. Sprint-Nextel will in all likelihood be the first carrier to offer VOIP services.
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nextel18

Apr 12, 2005, 7:08 PM
well said. i agree.
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